Chhayanaut launched a collection of essays on the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam titled Bisway Ami Biswha Bidhatrrir on Friday at its Ramesh Chandra Dutt Auditorium. Edited by Chhayanaut chairperson Dr Sanjida Khatun, the book contains different types of essays by young and renowned scholars of the country.
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Waqeel presents baul fusion
Syed Waqeel Ahad entertained the audience presenting as array of baul fusions from his album titled Waqeel-er Gaan on Friday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan. He fused western instruments while presenting baul songs composed by leading bards like Fakir Lalon Shah and Shah Abdul Karim in his signature style.
Northern studio theatre festival ends
The eight-day studio theatre festival organised by Northern University Bangladesh based troupe named Northern Theatre ended on Friday. Traditional lathials from Nababganj, Dhaka displayed their tricks with sticks as a major attraction of the concluding day programme at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Sarbanam presented a number of folk
Six Artists’ inner cry for peace
Peace is perhaps what this country and its people need the most at the moment. Everywhere and in all spheres of our lives, there is excessive chaos. A group of six conscientious artists have expressed their inner demand for peace through their artworks currently on display. Their group exhibition titled Peace is being held at ... Read more
Santacruzan festival of Philippines celebrated in Dhaka
Vibrant traditional Filipino festival Santa Cruz De Mayo, also popularly known as Santacruzan festival was held at the Baridhara Park in the capital on Friday. Cruz De Mayo, which is considered to be the Queen of Filipino Festivals, is a fiesta to celebrate May, the most beautiful month in Philippines. The festival was first introduced ... Read more
LRB to perform in Korea
Popular music band Little River Band or commonly known as LRB will be performing in Seoul, Korea for the first time tomorrow. The band will leave Dhaka for Seoul today to perform at the concert organised by a local organisssssssation of expatriate Bangladeshis. Regarding the visit, Ayub Bachchu, the chief and vocal of the band, ... Read more
Dur Ghotona staged by BUET Drama Society
The Bangla word durghotona (accident) becomes a good pun with the phrase ‘dur ghotona’ (distant incident). This pun has come to signify the truth of people in our self-centered society who treat an accident as a distant incident and insignificant in their lives as long as they do not get directly affected. This phenomenon has ... Read more
Mother, son explore nature through art
The mother and son artist-duo have adored nature in their artworks using different mediums—the mother Ferdousy Priyabhashini upholds nature through sculptures and installations while her son Karu Titas depicts nature in abstract and semi-abstract paintings. Priyabhashini has dealt with nature through the use of branches, trunks and roots of dead trees; bamboo; soil and
Elita, Mahadi to launch their next duo album
Elita and Mahadi have started working on the sequel of their first album. The duo’s first album titled Ontohin was released in 2009. The sequel will be called Ontohin-2. The songs for the upcoming album have been penned by Asif Iqbal and composed by Adit. The album will feature romantic numbers. Mahadi and Elita said ... Read more
Mukti Mukti staged
Helplessness of a father desperately searching his abducted son during the War of Independence touched the hearts of the audience while they witnessed the play Mukti Mukti at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Repertory staged the play as part of the ongoing theatre festival organised by
Shakib Khan limits to himself 5 films a year
Dhallywood heartthrob Shakib Khan announced that he will not act in more than five films a year. ‘I’m interested to act only in quality films,’ the highest paid actor in the local film industry explained the reason for his decision. ‘I shouldn’t be signing more than five fims a year. I’m overstressed and I need ... Read more
Tribute paid to music legends
Two distinguished Bengali music legends Sachin Dev Burman and Kobiyal Bijoy Sarkar were paid tribute by a group of local singers who presented famous numbers by the maestros at Music and Dance Centre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Tuesday. It was the concluding day of a three-day programme Bishishto Jander Sarone, which began on ... Read more
Class struggle highlighted in theatre
STUDIO THEATRE FESTIVAL Class struggle highlighted in theatre The audience was immensely pleased with the simplicity and liveliness of the popular play Kinu Kahar Thetar staged by the artistes of Pracchyanaut on Tuesday. The play has been authored by noted theatre personality of West Bengal Manoj Mitra, The play was staged on the fifth day ... Read more
Uniqueness of Nazrul songs must be upheld
Khalid Hossain tells New Age Seasoned singer Khalid Hossain has secured a special place in the hearts of numerous Nazrul Sangeet lovers in the country through his soulful rendition especially of devotional numbers of that genre. Khalid Hossain observed that Nazrul Sangeet has a unique style of its own that must not be distorted. ‘Over ... Read more
Tagore’s Bisarjan staged at Natmandal
Theatre department students of Dhaka University staged Tagore’s classic Bisarjan at the Natmandal in the university campus on Monday. The third year students of the department played different characters of the play directed by their teacher Ahmedul Kabir as part of their academic curriculum. Tagore’s play upholds humanity over
Chitrangada staged
STUDIO THEATRE FESTIVAL Chitrangada staged Rabindranath Tagore’s classic Chitrangada was staged on Monday at the Studio Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy as part of the studio theatre festival organised by Northern University based troupe Northern Theatre. Swapnodal staged the lyrical drama version of Chitrangada written by Tagore in 1892, which highlights
French film wins top prize at Cannes
Blue is the Warmest Colour, an intimate love story about two young French women, has won the Palme d’Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival, reports BBC online. It has attracted attention for its explicit sex scenes as well as the acclaimed performances of actresses Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux.
Cambodian docu wins innovative cinema prize
A documentary using small clay figures to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh’s family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, reports Reuters. ‘L’Image Manquante’ (The Missing Picture) was among the 18 films that premiered in ... Read more
Nazrul’s memory tokens displayed
Bangladesh National Museum and Nazrul Institute have jointly organised a commemorating programme marking the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 114th birth anniversary. The programme includes a six-day exhibition of memory tokens of Nazrul at Nalinikanto Bhattashali Gallery of National Museum as well as a discussion and cultural programme on Sunday evening.
Waiting for Godot staged
STUDIO THEATRE FEST Waiting for Godot staged A Bangladeshi adaptation of Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot was staged on Sunday at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as part of the eight-day studio theatre festival organised by Northern University Bangladesh based troupe Northern Theatre. The host troupe staged the play ... Read more